Slip



Nov. 3, 1936. c ss 2,059,865

SLIP

Filed Nov. 18, 1935 INVENTOR Jnary CI ]'[en71e 55y WITNESSES PatentedNov. 3, 1936 PATENT OFFICE SLIP Mary C. Hennessy, New York, N. Y.,assignor to Franklin Simon & 00., Inc., New York, N. Y., a corporationof New York Application November 18, 1935, Serial No. 50,455

4 Claims.

This invention relates to wearing apparel, and has for an object toprovide an improved article of wearing apparel in the nature of a slipand to provide a construction whichmay be made in quantities but whichwill readily accommodate itself to slightly different sizes of persons.

Another object of the invention is to provide an improved slip whichwill automatically atcommodate itself to persons shaped slightlydiffently though technically of the same size.

A further object, more specifically, is to provide a slip having aspecially constructed bodice with certain parts elastic and certainparts inelastic, the same being associated with a skirt section ofelastic panels arranged in a way to readily adjust itself to thewaistline and to the' Fig. 4 is a View showing a group of members orsections forming the front part of the bodice illustrated in Fig. 1;

Fig. 5 is a view similar to Fig. 4 but showing the rear part of thebodice;

Fig. 6 is an elevation of the front and rear panels of the slip shown inFig. 1; and

Fig. 7 is an elevation of the side panels of the slip shown in Fig. 1.

Referring to the accompanying drawing by numerals, l indicates thebodice as a whole and 2 the skirt as a whole. Suitable suspenders orsupporting straps 3 and 4 are connected to the bodice to act as supportsfor the garment. In the making of a slip by a tailor the parts are cutto fit in a general way at first, and after the same has been placed onthe person the various parts are trimmed away to the proper size andproper fit. In producing slips in quantities to be sold over the'counter this is not possible. In the present invention a constructionhas been provided which is aimed; to secure substantially the sameresults as the tailor fitted slip while permitting quantity production.

In carrying out this general idea the respective panels 5, 6, l, and 8are formed of elastic material, elastic and stretchable in onedirection. The panels I and 8 are of the same size and shape while thefront panel 5 is as long as the back panel 6 but is of less width. Allof the panels 5 to 8 inclusive are positioned in the completed garmentso that they will stretch circumferentially, the warp thread of therespective panels being at about a forty-five degree angle to thehorizontal, while the weft threads 5 are naturally at right angles tothe warp threads. When the various panels just described are connectedby suitable stitching 9, the upper ends which are round form in acertain sense scallops. The waistline, for instance, is approximately at10 a point half way the height of the curved upper end of the frontpanel 5. All of the panels at their upper ends are connected to thebodice I which is formed from six pieces of material as shown in Figs. 4and 5, instead of being formed 15 of one or two pieces. The pieces, asmentioned, are necessary to secure the desired fit and adaptation of thebodice to persons of slightly different sizes and shapes. 7 The bodiceis formed at the front with a panel 20 I0 which is connected by a lineof stitching to panel H, which in turn is connected by a line ofstitching to panel 12. At the rear the panel I3 is connected by a lineof stitching to panel I4, which in turn is connected by a line of 2stitching to panel I5. The respective front and rear panels areconnected together by suitable lines of stitching l6 and I1 slightlyback of a central line under the arms. This is illustrated particularlyin Fig. 3 and is caused by the fact 30 that the panels 10 to l2 arelonger than panels l3 to I 5. This arrangement of the panels producesthe desired fit with greater fullness at the front than at the back. Thepanels II and. are formed of inelastic material and are not 5stretchable in any direction, while the remaining panels at the frontand rear are stretchable circumferentially in a similar manner to theskirt section 2. The panel II is intended to fit across the center atthe breast when the garment is in 40 use and the natural downward pullcaused by the fit of the garment will cause the panels In and I2 at thefront to conform to the shape of the body above and below the breastwhile similar results are secured at the back, that is, the 5 elasticsections will cause the garment to conform itself to the shape of theback. By reason of these. arrangements of parts and the positioningthereof so as to stretch in certain directions results in the garmentconforming or mov- 50 mg itself to the shape of a person.

It has been found that personswho are technically of the same size asfar as garments are concerned are shaped slightly different, namely,sometimes a person has larger hips than others and at other times thebreasts are larger. In order to take care of these varying conditionsthe inelastic sections Ill and I4 have been provided and positioned asshown in the drawing, with the remaining part of the bodice arranged totch and conform to the respective parts of e body above and below theinelastic panels.

the panels Ill and I3 are stretchable circumferentially they will coactwith the panels of the skirt section, whereby a proper lit at thewaistline may be secured whether it is what is known as a high waist ora low waist.

I claim:

1. A slip of the character described formed to extend from a point abovethe breasts of the wearer to a point below the knees comprising a skirtsection and a bodice section, the skirt section extending from a pointadjacent the knees of the wearer to the waistline, said section beingformed with front, rear and side panels of the same general shape, eachof said panels being rounded at the top and tapered from top to bottomwith a slightly outward flare. the side panels being of the same sizewhile the front panel is slightly narrower than the rear panel wherebygreater fullness is provided to take care of the hips, lines ofstitching for connecting said panels together so that the upper endswill present a scalloped formation, and a line of stitching forconnecting the upper end of the skirt section to the lower end of thebodice, said lower end of the bodice being provided with a seallopedconcaved edge portion for fitting the upper end of the skirt sectionwith the lower part stretchable circumferentially to conform to the bodywhile the central part is substantially nonstretchable to provide asupport for the breasts of the wearer.

2. A slip of the character described comprising a skirt section formedwith a plurality of panels, all of said panels being of materialstretchable in one direction, with the respective panels positioned tostretch circumferentially when made up into a slip, a bodice connectedto the upper end of said skirt section, said bodice being formed withupper and lower panels adapted to entirely encirclethe body of a personwhen the garment is in use, said upper and lower panels beingcircumferentially elastic and stretchable, and a central panel inelasticand non-stretchable at the front and back adapted to entirely encirclethe body of the person using the garment, said last mentioned panelbeing positioned at the front to fit over the center of the breasts ofthe person wearing the garment so as to act as a support for thebreasts.

3. A slip comprising a skirt section and a bodice section, said sectionsadjacent their meeting edges forming the waistline oi the garment, saidbodice having front and rear central circumferentially extending panelsof non-elastic material connected together end to end substantially atthe sides of the garment and front and rear upper and lowercircumferential bands of material elastic clrcumferentiallv connectedtogether end to end substantially at the sides of the garment, saidfront and rear upper and lower panels. being connected respectively tothe upper and lower circumferential edges of said front and rear centralpanels.

4. A slip comprising a skirt section and a bodice, said skirt sectionbeing elastic and stretchable circumferentially, said bodice beingformed with a lower section entirely encircling the body of the wearer,said lower section being elastic and stretchable circumferentiallytoconform to the waistline and to also conform to the lower part of thebreasts of the wearer, an intermediate section formed to entirelyencircle the body of the person wearing the garment, said intermediatesection being inelastic in all directions and at the front substantiallystraddling the breasts of the wearer so as to act as a support therefor,and an upper section formed to entirely encircle the wearer, said uppersection being elastic and stretchable circumferentially and acting atthe front to snugly fit the body at the upper part of the breasts of thewearer.

.MARY C. HENNESSY.

